George Thompson Ritchie (16 January 1904 – 10 September 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Thompson Ritchie | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 1978 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Maryhill | |||
| 1922–1924 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Royal Albert | 19 | (10) |
| 1925–1928 | Falkirk | 80 | (3) |
| 1928–1937 | Leicester City | 247 | (12) |
| 1937–1939 | Colchester United | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 368 | (26) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Glasgow, Scotland, Ritchie played as a wing half for English clubs Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and Colchester United and in Scotland for Royal Albert and Fakirk.[2]
He was part of the Leicester side which finished runners-up in 1928-29,[3] the club's highest-ever league finish (until 2016). He returned to Leicester's coaching staff under the management of former teammate Johnny Duncan between 1946 and 1949.[4][5]
Honours
edit- Leicester City
- Football League Second Division: 1936–37[6]
- Colchester United[7]
- Southern Football League Cup: 1937–38
References
edit- ^ Quiz (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Tier One (Premier League) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ *Smith, Dave & Taylor, Paul: "Of Fossils and Foxes" (ISBN 1905411944).
- ^ Leicester City In 100 Players: George Ritchie, John Hutchinson, Leicester City FC, 17 December 2021
- ^ "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Southern League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links
edit- Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 978-1-905411-94-8.
- George Ritchie at Colchester United Archive Database
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